Black Philadelphians
This actor, comedian, and rapper was "West Philadelphia, born and raised"--specifically in the Wynnefield neighborhood.
What is Will Smith
ESPN stated that this player's last match on September 2, 2022 was "the most-viewed tennis match" in their network's entire history. In the crowd watching her last match was her sister, who she had also professionally rivaled over 30 times throughout her career.
Who is Serena Williams
I might kill my ex / not the best idea
Who is SZA
Despite his infidelity a few years prior, this woman released an album with husband Jay-Z in 2018 called Everything is Love.
Who is Beyonce Knowles
Her refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of buses in Montgomery, Alabama from 1955-1956.
Who is Rosa Parks
Who is Wilt Chamberlain
This World Golf Hallf of Famer self-described his ethnic makeup as "Cablinasian"--a word that he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian, and Asian.
Who is Tiger Woods
21, can you do some' for me? / Can you hit a lil' rich flex for me?
Who is Drake
This federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in Texas in the early summer of 1865.
What is Juneteenth
This Barbadian launched her own makeup line, Fenty Beauty, which has one of the most shade-inclusive skin care lines of all time.
Who is Rhianna
This 18-time All-Star was born in Philadelphia and attended high school in Lower Merion township, but spent all 20 years of his professional NBA career with the LA Lakers.
Who is Kobe Bryant
In 2012, this woman became the first U.S. gymnast to win gold gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. Gymnastic equipment used by her in the 2012 Olympics is at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Who is Gabby Douglas
Don't you open up that window / don't you let out that antidote
Who is Travis Scott
Amazon Prime Video released a documentary video about this Berks street rapper and his ongoing battle with the U.S. criminal justice system after a disputed conviction in 2007.
Who is Meek Mill
Before acting in movies such as Hidden Figures and The Glass Onion, this woman had a successful music career. Her 2018 album, Dirty Computer, earned 2 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year.
Who is Janelle Monae
Born in southwest Philadelphia, this woman grew up to become the "Godmother of Soul," releasing top, smash hits like Lady Marmalade.
Who is Patti LaBelle
This former San Francisco 49ers player knelt during the singing of the national anthem in 2016 in protest of police brutality and racial inequity in the United States.
Who is Colin Kaepernick
Money trees is the perfect place for shade and that's just how I feel
Who is Kendrick Lamar
This word refers to a Ghanian textile, made of handwoven cloth. Traditionally, it is worn in a toga-like fashion among certain ethnic groups throughout Africa, but cloth patterns and prints are popular throughout the West.
What is kente
In 1988, Oprah Winfrey portrayed Sethe, the main character in this woman's book, Beloved, which was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize that same year.
Who is Toni Morrison
In his heyday, this man famously led protests to desegregate Girard College; nowadays, when his name is invoked, Philadelphians think of a station on the Broad Street Line subway, which was named after him.
Who is Cecil B. Moore
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in 1942, this heavyweight professional boxer changed his name to this in 1964, denouncing his birth name as a "slave name."
Who is Muhammad Ali
Although we've come / to the end of the road / still I can't let go / It's unnatural / You belong to me / I belong to you
Who are Boyz II Men
This filmmaker's movies, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, 4 Little Girls and She's Gotta Have It were selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Who is Spike Lee
This woman is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in the Guinness Book of World Records. She made her fortune by developing and marketing her own haircare products for black women, some of which are still sold in stores today!
Who is Madam C.J. Walker